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Robby Ragos, Industrial Supply Property Management Specialist, from DCMA Hartford will speak at a luncheon on December 4th at noon in the Newport, RI area. Is Government Property a New Hot Button Issue? * What you should know about GP Venue Location: Atlantic Beach Club, Middletown, RI Price Per Person: $25.00 |
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As I hope you all know, we are hoping to have a SeaPort-e meeting 11 Dec 0900-1100 at NUWC’s Building 80 in Newport, RI. In order to facilitate these meetings it is important for the contracting community to have pertinent questions for the SeaPort-e representatives. As such, our committee chair will be collecting questions for consideration. Please submit questions to hill_tony@bah.com NLT COB November 20, 2013. Also note that without interest and relevant questions this meeting may be cancelled so please send your good questions now. |
Comments Off The next Rhode Island Chapter of the National Contract Management Association’s (NCMA) Small Business Roundtable (SBRT) event will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2013.
Location: NUWCDIVNPT Bldg 80, 1176 Howell Street, Newport, RI
Date: Wednesday, June 12
Time: 0900 to 1100, registration starts at 0830
Speaker: Dr. Theresa Baus of the NUWC Newport Technology Partnership Enterprise Office
Cost: A fee of $5 will be charged at the door to pay for light refreshments
This is the last SBRT Breakfast Series event until autumn 2013.
******Personnel without a current CAC Card or NAVSEA badge will need to provide ID in the form of a state-issued driver’s license.******
******Parking is at a premium. Please try to carpool if possible.******
RSVP by COB, Monday, June 10th to Tracy Hamilton at
tjhamilton1.TH@gmail.com
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Time Change for April Chapter Leader Webinar—Join us at 2:30 (Eastern) on Wednesday April 17 The next monthly chapter leader webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, at 2:30 p.m. (Eastern). We recommend that you log in to WebEx first and then dial in. To start or join the online meeting click here (access code: 645 006 215; password: “chapter”). Additional detailed log in information can be found here. Learn About “Webinars on Demand”—Friday, April 19, 2 p.m. (Eastern) In our next “Fast Friday” webinar, spend 15 minutes learning about NCMA’s “Webinars On Demand” and how you can use them as a chapter programming and education tool. On Friday, April 19, at 2 p.m. (Eastern), NCMA Chapter Relations Specialist Mike Wright will be your host and our special guest will be NCMA Education Program Manager Katie Minan. They will discuss how your chapter can utilize this component of your chapter programming portfolio. Follow this link to join the meeting (access code: 645 137 175; password: “ncma”). Have You Taken the 2013 NCMA Salary Survey? Each year, NCMA conducts a “Contract Management Salary Survey” to report on compensation, education, benefits, and work settings for members of our profession. Make sure to encourage your chapter members to participate to ensure that the data in this report provides a high-quality, accurate representation of the profession. Your responses are confidential. Personal and company names will not be revealed. This survey will be open until April 12, 2013. NCMA’s World Congress is hailed as a must-attend event because it is the most comprehensive training event available for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals. With over 20 educational tracks, content is offered for professionals at each and every stage of their careers—and with over 1,500 attendees, there are vast networking opportunities! World Congress was recently selected as one of the “Top 25 Government Conferences of 2013” by GovLoop’s founder and president, Steve Ressler. Participants will earn 20 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours by attending this four-day event. Join Other Chapter Leaders this Summer! NCMA’s new and improved chapter leader training series launches this summer! With this new format, chapter leader training will now occur three times annually, providing increased development opportunities to NCMA’s chapter leaders. This event is designed to introduce NCMA’s chapter volunteers (experienced, new, and potential) to running their chapters as part of a large, national organization. All chapter leaders are encouraged to attend this training event, conveniently paired with World Congress 2013. Participants will earn 8.5 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours by attending this two-day event! |
All professional organizations need good volunteer leadership to bring maximum benefit to its members. In this regard, we are seeking nominations for new volunteer Chapter Officers to fill positions on our Executive Board for our next program year, July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014.
The open positions are presented attached and include anticipated responsibilities for each position
You can nominate yourself, or some else with a brief (one paragraph) background and willingness to serve statement.
Becoming a member of the NCMA Executive Board provides opportunity for enhancing professional standing and career development through leadership, networking, and recognition in the community and throughout Rhode Island. It’s a great opportunity to be involved with a premier association that contributes to growth in business and government relations, and personal career development for those in the contracts management and related professions.
Nominations are needed by April 26, 2013, to allow time for voting and installation of the new officers well before the new program year begins. Please send nominations to the Election Committee of the NCMA RI Executive Board, Attn.: Richard Ferro at rlfms@cox.net or PO Box 3036, Newport RI 02840, Fax 401 619-2519.
Questions? Please contact Richard at 401 575-6456 or rlfms@cox.net.
